Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
Each March, dozens of Italian families, organizations, parishes and businesses in the Chicago area open ...
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Profiles
Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto
An American entrepreneur with deep Italian roots, Joe Mansueto is bringing the indomitable spirit of ...
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Volleyball standout Rachel Giustino
Relatively short for an outsider hitter, Rachel Giustino excelled at collegiate volleyball through a combination ...
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Army cameraman Gino Bartucci (Vietnam)
Born in Italy and trained by the Army as a cameraman, Gino Bartucci toured the ...
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Luthier Joseph Yanuziello
A native of Toronto, Joseph Yanuziello is the master craftsman behind some of the world’s ...
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Biancalana brothers turn over reins to Elmcrest Banquets
Jim and Al Biancalana turned over the reins of Elmcrest Banquets in November, ending a ...
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Leisure
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Lyric, Radvanovsky shine in Donizetti showcase
As any music historian will tell you, composer Gaetano Donizetti didn’t intend his three operas ...
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Film
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European film fest to feature trio of Italian offerings
A trio of Italian offerings are among the 47 films being presented at the Gene ...
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Professions
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Agencies team up to underwrite international econ course
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the MIB Trieste School of Management are offering an ...
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Community
Serpico delivers banner results at Casa’s Golden Gala
With Jo Ann Serpico as its Woman of the Year, Casa Italia celebrated another hugely ...
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Columbian Club installs Mark M. Corrado as president
Retired CFO Mark M. Corrado stepped up to the presidency of the Columbian Club of ...
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Holy Week to reign at Mt. Carmel, Pompeii
Holy Week is central to the spiritual lives of Italians on both sides of the ...
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Culture Center houses model of da Vinci catapult
The John Cadel Art Gallery in the Italian Cultural Center at Casa Italia recently welcomed ...
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The Italian Imperfetto
If we want to make general statements in Italian about what has happened in the ...
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The Easters of our youth
Many of the traditions we grew up with have gone by the wayside. Somewhere along ...
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Coming clean about homeowners associations
You’re deciding whether to buy property as part of a homeowner’s association, and you’re excited ...
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Italian Past: Avere or Essere?
Every Italian student starts by speaking only in the present tense — that is, about ...
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